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Agreement for the Settlement of Disputes arising under Article 15 (a) of the Treaty of Peace with Japan

Opened for Signature at Washington, 12 June 1952
Initial entry into force*: 12 June 1952

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Agreement for the Settlement of Disputes arising under Article 15 (a) of the Treaty of Peace with Japan

 

    The Governments of the Allied Powers signatory to this Agreement and the Japanese Government desiring, in accordance with Article 22 of the Treaty of Peace with Japan signed at San Francisco on September 8, 1951, to establish procedures for the settlement of disputes concerning the interpretation and execution of Article 15 (a) of the Treaty have agreed as follows:

 

Article 1

    In any case where an application for the return of property, rights, and interests has been filed in accordance with the provisions of Article 15 (a) of the Treaty of Peace, the Japanese Government shall within six months from the date of such an application, inform the Government of the Allied Power of the action taken with respect to such application. In any case where a claim for compensation has been submitted by the Government of an Allied Power to the Government of Japan in accordance with the provisions of Article 15 (a) of the Treaty and the Allied Powers Property Compensation Law (Japan Law No. 264, 1951), the Japanese Government shall inform the Government of the Allied Power of its action with respect to such claim within eighteen months from the date of submission of the claim. If the Government of an Allied Power is not satisfied with the action taken by the Japanese Government with respect to an application for the return of property, rights, or interests, or with respect to a claim for compensation, the Government of the Allied Power, within six months after it has been advised by the Japanese Government of such action, may refer such claim or application for final determination to a commission appointed as hereinafter provided.

 

Article 2

    A commission for the purpose of this Agreement shall be appointed upon request to the Japanese Government made in writing by the Government of the Allied Power and shall be composed of three members; one, appointed by the Government of the Allied Power, one, appointed by the Japanese Government, and the third, appointed by mutual agreement of the two Governments. Each commission shall be known as the (name of the Allied Power concerned)—Japanese Property Commission.

 

Article 3

    The Japanese Government may appoint the same person to serve on two or more commissions; Provided, however, that if, in the opinion of the Government of the Allied Power, the service of the Japanese member on another commission or commissions unduly delays the work of the commission, the Japanese Government shall upon the request of the Government of the Allied Power appoint a new member. The Government of an Allied Power and the Japanese Government may agree to appoint as a third member, a person serving as a third member on other commissions; Provided, however, that if, in the opinion of either the Government of the Allied Power or the Japanese Government, the service of the third member on another commission or commissions unduly delays the work of the commission, either party may require that a new third member be appointed by agreement of the Government of the Allied Power and the Japanese Government.

 

Article 4

    If the Japanese Government or the Government of the Allied Power fails to appoint a member within thirty days of the request referred to in Article 2 or, if the two Governments fail to agree on the appointment of a third member within ninety days of the request referred to in Article 2, the Government which has already appointed a member in the first case, and either the Government of the Allied Power or the Japanese Government in the second case may request the President of the International Court of Justice to appoint such member or members. Any vacancy which may occur in the membership of a commission shall be filled in the manner provided in Articles 2 and 3.

 

Article 5

    Each commission created under this Agreement shall determine its own procedure, adopting rules conforming to justice and equity.

 

Article 6

    Each Government shall pay the remuneration of the member appointed by it. If the Japanese Government fails to appoint a member, it shall pay the remuneration of the member appointed on its behalf. The remuneration of the third member of each commission and the expenses of each commission shall be fixed by, and borne in equal shares by the Government of the Allied Power and the Japanese Government.

 

Article 7

    The decision of the majority of the members of the commission shall be the decision of the commission, which shall be accepted as final and binding by the Government of the Allied Power and the Japanese Government.

 

Article 8

    This Agreement shall be open for signature by the Government of any state which is a signatory to the Treaty of Peace. This Agreement shall come into force between the Government of the Allied Power and the Japanese Government upon the date of its signature by the Government of the Allied Power and the Japanese Government, or upon the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Peace between the Allied Power whose Government is a signatory hereto and Japan, whichever is later.

 

Article 9

    This Agreement shall be deposited in the archives of the Government of the United States of America, which shall furnish each signatory Government with a certified copy thereof.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, having been duly authorized, sign this Agreement on behalf of their respective Governments on the dates appearing opposite their signature.

    DONE at Washington this twelfth day of June, 1952, in the English, French, Spanish, and Japanese languages, all being equally authentic.

 

For Argentina:

 

For Australia:

Percy C. SPENDER 
12th August 1952

For Belgium:

SILVERCRUYS
July 1st, 1952

For Bolivia:

 

For Brazil:

For Cambodia:

Nong KIMNY
13 aout 1952

For Canada:

H.H. WRONG
June 13th, 1952

For Ceylon:

G.C.S. COREA
June 16th, 1952

For Chile:

F. NIETO DEL RÍO
August 8th, 1952

For Colombia:

 

For Costa Rica:

 

For Cuba:

Aurelio F. CONCHESO
August 15, 1952

For the Dominican Republic:

Dr. L.F. THOMEN
June 12, 1952

For Ecuador:

 

For Egypt:

 

For El Salvador:

 

For Ethiopia:

 

For France:

H. BONNET
24 juillet 1952

For Greece:

A.G. POLITIS
June 20th, 1952

For Guatemala:

 

For Haiti:

Jacques LÉGER
September 15th, 1952

For Honduras:

 

For Indonesia:

 

For Iran:

 

For Iraq:

 

For Laos:

 

For Lebanon:

 

For Liberia:

C.L. SIMPSON
5th August 1952

For the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg:

 

For Mexico:

Rafael DE LA COLINA
11 de agosto de 1952

For the Netherlands:

 

For New Zealand:

L.K. MUNRO
June 19, 1952

For Nicaragua:

 

For Norway:

Eigil NYGAARD
September 9, 1952

For Pakistan:

MOHAMMED ALI
16th July 1952

For Panama:

 

For Peru:

 

For the Republic of the Philippines:

 

For Saudi Arabia:

 

For Syria:

 

For Turkey:

Feridun C. ERKIN
July 18, 1952

For the Union of South Africa:

 

For the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland:

Oliver FRANKS
July 14th, 1952

For the United States of America:

Dean ACHESON
June 19, 1952

For Uruguay:

 

For Venezuela:

 

For Viet-Nam:

 

For Japan:

Ryuiji TAKEUCHI
June 12, 1952

 

 

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Source: United Nations Treaty Series 1952 (reg. no. 1869) pp. 182 - 206